Project64
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 Project64 1.6 emulating Banjo-Kazooie |
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| Maintainer: | Jabo and Zilmar |
| Stable release: | 1.6 (April 1, 2005) [+/-] |
| Preview release: | 1.7 (TBD) [+/-] |
| OS: | Windows |
| Use: | Emulator |
| License: | Freeware |
| Website: | http://www.pj64.net |
Project64 is a Nintendo 64 emulator for the Windows platform that was first released in 2001. It employs a plugin system to allow other developers to implement their own software.
An easy comparison to Project64 is against 1964, a functionally similar N64 emulator. It has, however, been updated recently; while the authors of Project 64 are charging for another release.
With the 3rd party plugin Rice Video, one can temporarily swap the textures in a ROM image from an external source (BMP, PNG or JPEG) at higher resolutions (than was originally intended) to dramatically improve the game's graphical quality. The feature, which debuted in early 2005, has renewed interest in, and has helped the N64 emulation community as a whole. This is a feature also planned to be added in Project64's future 1.7 release.
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[edit] Compatibility
This emulator supports the majority of the N64's game library.
The following is a list of N64 ROM images that are unplayable in Project64 1.6 (taken from the official GameFAQ):
- Densha de Go! 64 (J)
- GameShark Pro V3.3 (Unl)
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (Non-US)
- NFL Quarterback Club 98 (E) & (U)
- Puzzle Master 64 by Michael Searl (PD)
- Taz Express (E)
- Resident Evil 2 (All regions)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (All regions)
- Star Wars: Battle for Naboo (All regions)
- World Driver Championship (E) & (U)
- Also there are some unnoficial games/software which may have problems including:
- Perfect Dark (All regions)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (All regions)
- Bomberman 64 (All regions)
[edit] Project64 1.7
Project64 is currently under development. The authors currently request a donation of at least $20 for access to their latest build. It is unknown when the next stable build, planned as 1.7, will be made public. This latest version will hopefully include net play, which includes LAN and internet play. Also, some previously unplayable games are now supported, such as Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Screenshots and chatlogs from the makers have confirmed this.
